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I am a huge proponent of muzzle training every dog, just in case something happens out of your control.
My dogs were attacked by an off leash dog over Labor Day. We were on private property and a dog came across a river to attack.
My 11 year old dog( picture in comments) was picked up off the ground by the neck. My 2.5 year old dog was having to fight back.
Scarlatti has always been super friendly, she did have noise phobia issues that we modified in the past. She seemed physically fine.
Jovi came out of the attack ok physically and seemed to have bounced back behaviorally.
I was wrong about Scarlatti, she has not done well- we have her on pain meds but she is reacting to startles so badly that she redirected onto Jovi on a recent walk.
He fought back- no physical damage to either.
I have worked him with a muzzle in the past, and since he is the one that could do more damage if it happens again, he wears a muzzle on the walk if they are together.
I do walk separately as well to manage as I am working with her behavior.
If you saw this dog walking with his muzzle on, would you immediately think he’s aggressive? Would you cross the street? Would you say something like “why are you walking an aggressive dog in public”? ( all things that have happened).
I wish the judgements about muzzled dogs would stop.
Some dogs are aggressive- they still deserve to walk.
Some dogs have a condition called pica- they eat non food items and it can cause physical problems.
Some dogs are muzzled to prevent an issue from occurring such as mine.
Some dogs are muzzled so other people/dogs will leave them alone
We can muzzle train a dog in a way that they aren’t frustrated by it! Reach out if you need help! My dogs think that it’s a game.
And of course please leash your dogs, I do not care how friendly you say they are. My dogs and many others do not want to meet your dog.
For many reasons that do not have to be explained when we say no.
I recently told a woman that my dog
Best dog
Scotch and Brooke have worked hard to be able to share adventures together! Training for the win!
Working Jovi with a Gentle Leader.
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Shake off cue
Teaching a shake off cue, I use it because these two are just learning to play together and I want them to take a break.
